Direction indicator for motor trucks and the like



- 1,635,587 July 12 1927' J. D. STASSART DIRECTION INDICATOR FOR MOTOR TRUCKS AND THE LIKE F},,led June 1, 1925 fJosEm; 13.

i I hThisin vention relates to impre vei iei tsin" fdireetion indicators, and has lforgits obj e'et to i"pr6i?ide a substantiallyconstructed direction prbperlyiadjustf'theiisame -Q 1 1 011e,: otthe ob"'ects of. f'the invention isflo {provide --a:=:c 1evi'ce Jot the characten named; wherei'n through vai eomb'i'natioj n and nqvel arrangement of 'theeparts 'providing a dime-q rtiOnindicatOr' made ofsuitable material that g eanb'eeasily adjusted, to} thegcabvo f 'a mqtor '-.t1',uek; and'beleasi'ly-seen frontgand rear, and' be; operated epi jeferably; from? the :jl'eft 1 side: Of j {the driver, by hand, andrenablefihiinito give ai'the preperdsigilals siieh as! stopyleft aIidf *righthantbturhs; in a eryconvenient-man 1181",{it liftiljlg 'andnbtched lexie eausingi t i the blade-with itsarrowattheend,it01 s tay in the desinedzp'Ositi n; and Vthus'1'relieving the f di'iver'ifrpth; extended arm and hand and "they indieatof flea-n be perated' from either ;s'id'e 0f:- thedriver, being; so made and'arwran ged that trthe hand' eonti ol leveri ,can be "oiiztheii'ight handidrive truck and-thebhde with its mew; still? "remains ands'hov'vnfon of the pullingfmeans thusproviding a cheap ahd'leliable means of giving different sigi g l rials free from complications of "electrically o'perated signa'1*c1evice s,;thatare liabletq get outiof ordei'f and ca'n not alway'sbe depended i nd isectioriallyw cbnstru'eted device as ;'a di- 5 upon, and cost a, great deal less.; v

WVithithese andjotherf advantageous objects in :v-iew; =-t1 e invention consists in: the novel 7 fre'ction indieator aiidthewarrangement of the pa'rts' to vbe herein described and illus;

--';t"rated in the acbompanyin'g drawings++ g Fig'.1.rep 'esen"ts the idirectionindicatoi" it'appea'rs wheniiistalled in place; showing 'theblade 'withfits airflow-in. a downwai'cl pojsi- "'tiomis an :iabbi ei iatedf Plan hf Fig. 1,sh0wing the workin'g leyeiiage fthe pu ll'il gj'ohaih fastened to cross {strapg'an'd up and ovesQthe U-shaped plate" and giver; -the zeritally a 'ranged.strap;'11, said gtrap 'haw' blunder theflreller. 199

is a cross;- section -,v ievief Fig ,2; 5 sepreeents an-4 ahbrevlate treat.

fbo lted to hase bea d that the chain and blade operates between is e th C.

i l d aindl v r nost parts? 10f i Sheet metahoi: ether suitable j material ,:c;i1t' .iirst; several difi'erent forms,

I sha ng the abkgf; a ihete f truck inzthedesiredvlocation,

5 plates 2 -2 afidllXtnding downward1and,

n he andandnctchedfi it," spac d apart. Ongbgts boai'd .ai1d haV'- flex le j e eri bt'.e 1 shamin pnotectii g case pf thei wbrkizig parts 10f, P ate pl we apart .swdeyvzay and holdeifbf bladeg 'with. O;W2Z 1,-,-

shown ,in .Fig'. -1, in, a" down-l Infmfietnidiii wDIeAtqd troRMbTeR frmicxs 15 IHE'LIK I '7 view tgiftwi gihd the in icatbiisv arranged" on its: base board, with theplates' .jbzikfeiiie ipiafiOf ."base bo'ai d,.the braqketzoyerlthe a ain; the bracket andithehotch .:..-;Refr i smo i tie lerl z f0; h fim gs the direction indicator maybe made in so a L bracket 6;; atfrightfahgle tef strip "5, said I braeket 615 also fastened-t0 baseboardij ust- .;baek'r of the 10f stiip 5; the a other end forked and each sidearm (if said bracket'fi T I asa holder if; theblade3, also i i-said forked tozaet as a eateh to said blade when blade 3 1s at-Zrest between the forks of said bracket 7,

ug-shaped pieee of; metal Nb; -9, is-fast ened to center. parthfgblade .3 by. a pin or {belt be is, wrappednjyith suitable material. and I acts ing'eyelet fertile ebiiiiection of chaiii-gllQ 5 whichpasses'hp; "er'*U-'sha ed a ga es fill over pin and roller 14; and to and through slot 15, in upper end of base board and over roller pin No. 16, which is arranged in bracket 17, which is fastened to base board m thegpppositefside from metal plates 2-p- 2, as is plainly shown in Figs. 5 and 1. Chain 12 after bracket 17, may terminate and be fas nedte a aim pa icu a e a d a rs terminating again and fastened to, continua: tion of chain 12, which centers into bracket 19, which is fastened at lower end of base board 1, and then passing in under roller pin 20, and then fastened to pin about the centenof hand lever 21, leverQl working on pivot p n between the plates ofbracket 19. Iactiniieeuon to hand lever 21 is arranged notch lever 23; working on a pivot pin about center oi bracket 19, said notched lever 23 eonnectedlat its lower ,end t0 coil spring24, isfastened warmer end of bracket 19, *tlius'giying notched lBYEl 23 an upward force suiiicient to hold when caught oil-notch pin 25 arranged through the divided portions of leper 2 1; and notched'lever 23, also working betuieentlie divided portions of lever 21 and in nder 311.125, as is shown in Fig. 5. Thus ill be seen that if hand lever 21 is pulled down to first notch in lever 2i. it will pull on chai holding signal blade 3 with its in a sighalposition for stop. Sec- Qnd nott'h signal pcsitidn for left hand turn, andBrd notch for right hand turn, and then back again to resting position between the teaser bracket 6, I p fj raving described in invention and its i netliod of operation, am giving the different s as indicated by tlie dotted lines, as dra n in Fig. 1,1 do not desire to be limited totbe construction herein described and set fort i. as variation in size and shape may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of the ,intentiomwhi'oh provides a simple, safe, ecoi'ioinical nieans for giving the dif lfe int signals, and which I desire to proa cureby Letters Patent is-- p 13A device of the character indicated, having a baseboard, plates s aced apart, fas- Ytened at right angle to said ase'board, a corrugated blade swung on a pin or bolt between said plates, an arrow arranged at oppos te end of said blade, a strip lengthwise flfastened in center of said blade, a metal strip fastened to the inside of one of said \pplates, eXtendingparallel and adjacent to baseboard a bracket fastened to lower end News, w

,ofsaid strip. said bracket also fastened to base board, said bracket havlng divided forked nron s a suitable lnaterlalon said prongs, said bracket to act as a brace and died-rattling neans to said blade a U-shaped e ofrnetal of desired thickness and size, fasipned to said strip in center of corrugated air a. a

21 A device of the character described,

"" having a baseboard, plates spaced apart,

Parallel a d j ent fastened at right angle to said baseboard, a corrugated blade swung at one end between said plates, said blade supported by a bolt through said plates, an arrow arranged at opposite end of said blade, a strip longitudinally fastened in center of, said blade, a metal strip fastened at one end to inside of one of spaced apart plates andextending i to baseboard, said strip having opposite fastened end, a forked bracket at right: angle thereto said bracket fastened to strip and baseboard, a buinper between the forks of said bracket near said strip, rubber tubing on each fork of saidbracket, the required distance and in line with supported end of corrugated blade, acting as a brace and non-rattlin ineans td said corrugated blade, a U-shaped piece of metal of desired thickness and size fastened and adjacent to swung end of corrugated blade, an eyed or looped strap fastened in a horizontal position at lower-edge of U-shaped plate to strip incenter of cor rugated blade, a slot in baseboard inlineibetween said spaced apart plates, a bracket fastened to base board on opposite side and in line with said slot andsaicl spacedapart f plates, a pin and a rolleron said pin in said bracket just below and in line with slot fastened to end of said strip and base board,

a bumper in bracket near said stri] a,rubber tubing on each fork of saidbracket, bracket required distanceand in line with supported end of said corrugated blade, said bracket acting as a brace and non-rattlingineans to said corrugated blade, a U'shapcd niece of metal of desired thickness and size astened and adjacent to swung and; Of corrugated blade, an eyed or looped strap fastened in a horizontal positiohat lower edge of U shaped plate, to strip in center of corrugated bladea slot in baseboard in line between said spaced apart plates, a bracket tasgun toned to base board on opposite sideand in line with said slot and said spaced apart plates, a pin and a roller on said pin in said bracket just below and in line with slot in said base board. a l

l. In a direction indicator of the character described, a suspended signalling eleinent, means for swinging and maintaining the same in any one of several signalling positions, guide members on opposite sides 0 th'gf sai d 'e1e entkindfat bilmp'er etween} said guide Iriembers adap ted to' receive the! "an: inacti ve position,

te r described, suspended: s ignallihg v elemeht i two -braQk$ pivotally supporting thebjrfthe element'ma same, =a;shor t arm m'ountd co axi ally with the elemnt' a nd'betwee'n tlie'br'ackets, a flexiblemember engaging theend thereoflguide .mans for the flex-iblemembef'and meaiis for exerting pull onihe flexible.member'wheref Q- sTAssA zT, 

